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INDIA / RAJASTHAN - HORSEBACK TRAIL ON BALOTRA AND
PUSHKAR FAIRS

Breathtaking trails in a breathtaking country, and we stay objective!! It is on Marwari horses that we propose you to discover exceptionnal landscapes in the Rajasthan desert... You will ride on famous fares like Pushkar and Balotra. You will be captured by : Idian MARWARI horses, famous for their body, their mind and of course their ears in circle!! Palace where horses are leaving very well treated and where you will be home at the beguining and the end of the trail. Nights in camp with as confort and luxe as a Maharajas house, thanks to a great team.

ITINERARY

BALOTRA FAIR

An exceptional experience: the Fair of Balotra is even bigger than Pushkar, and is not visited by tourist simply because the absence of hotels nears the site (which is situated in full desert). We can share this experience thanks to our unique camps in Rajasthan! See the Balotra Fair program !

PUSHKAR FAIR

This peaceful town, situated around a lake considered as crowned is a legendary place of worship, endowed with more than 400 temples. Its fair, the biggest of Asia, gathers hundreds of thousand persons and animals. 4 or 5 days before the full moon of November, you will have the opportunity to meet the nomads and the traders of camels who comes from any horizons… You will then be seized by the beauty of their arrival, the bargaining, the magnificent show of the everyday life, having for stage, a plain of ochre sand and a patchwork of colored tissues and jewels… Then the famous ritual bath comes… A delight to be discovered in saddle, on your Marwari, for a more beautiful integration to the local life! See the Pushkar Fair program !

EXTEND YOUR TRIP

HORSES AND REQUIRED RIDING LEVEL

To participate to those rides will offer you the unique and fabulous oportunity to ride authentics Indian horses: MARWARI horses with their famous ears in half circle.

Those horses have a hard mind, they are really vifs, they are ideal horses for experienced riders.

Their names have already a travel sense: Kesar (safran), Chandrika (moon rayon), CHABILI (malicieux et flamboyant), RADHA PRIYA (Fiancée de Krishna), DIL PANSAND ("adorée de mon coeur"...).

We advise you to arrive at the Palace a few days before we start the trail (this few days at horse will be free) so you will have a little time to learn about Marwari, and to find your horse between the 22 ones who are at your disposal.

During the ride the other horse follow the group to replace a horse or to give a new horse to someone who want to change.

Tack : The tack is Idian "Sawar", strong, comfortable for both rider and horse. This type of tack was used by English cavalry in India. All this tack is in a very good state.

Riding level: To enjoy the best of these trails and this Indian horses you should be in a good health, and ready at the three paces. We ride between 25km and 40 km per day.

What to Bring: chaps, boots and a hat, a small gourd, raining coat...

YOUR GUIDES

BHANWAR DEVENDRA SINGH OF NAWALGARH
He guides the tour and he is the proud owner of the beautiful horses you will ride.
He is the greatson of Rawal Madan Singhji of Nawalgarh. Nawalgarh was a little state of Shekawatti, which was opposed to Jaipur state.
Bh. Devendra Singh is a very good rider, he fall in love with horses. He lives with horses since since his young age, because of this esceptional stables his family had.

THAKUR DURGA SINGH OF MANDAWA
He manages the camp, meals, transports... If you need anything he will find it for you. Mandawa was equaly a little state. Mandawa and Nawalgarh families are cousins.
His long experience turned him very strict concerning his team.

RISALDAR JASWANT SINGH
He manages the horses and the stables during the trail. During the day (on horseback) he carry Nawalgarh's flag, a strange but beautiful tradition.

SHRI DEVI SINGH
He manages the camp installation. He did Indo-Pakistanian war, and was in the peace force in Sri Lanka. So you can understand wy our camp is a child game for him !

MR. RAMESH SHARMA
The cooker ! he come from Garhwal in Himalaya and know how to feast your senses with real indian cook.

RAMLAL and his wife PATASI, our musicians !!!
The Bhopa musicians of Rajasthan are singing in couples with the "RAVAN HATHA", a traditional instrument. Their songs refers to legendar heroes, kings, and of course love histories. "Patasi", the name of Ramlal's wife means "candy shugar" !

GADU RAM, the barber !
You just have to contact him to have a massage...
Gadu Ram is famous all over the Shekhawati for his special way of decoration for horses and camels: he makes slim drawings with a special technical of shaving !

GOPAL
He is reponsable of the water ! Every morning and every night, he start a fire to heat up the water for bath ! He will clean boots which will be leted out of the tent every day.

Don't forget the others who complete this maravellous team !

It is a team around 25 to 30 persons for each trail, and as a rider said :" I was treated as a prince by princes!"

ACCOMMODATION

One of the big particularyties of this trail is that you camp every night, without current water or electricity but with Maharadjas comfort ! The camp is colourfull and gives you a good view of anciant Maharadjas's camp. Each tents are really well furnished.

One tent for bath another for toilets are at you disposal.

The restaurant tent is furnished with tables, chairs and you will eat some indian or european food. In the center of the tent a place is free for shows as Indian cooking, dacing... Or just to permit a discussion between riders, on particular themes as equine medecine in India....

DATES AND RATES

Flight Europe - Delhi

According to the date and the city of your departure, we will propose you the best available tariff at the time of your registration. Consequently, the tariff above is indicative and might be reduced or increased at the time of your registration.

Non rider : - 300 €
For the Balotra and Pushkar Fair.

Single supplements :
Balotra : + 250 €
Pushkar : + 370 €

The single supplement will be automaticly added if you are traveling alone.

BOOKING - INFORMATION

Contact Jennifer for any enquiry !

PRACTICAL INFORMATIONS

Winter months from October to March are really good time to go there. Summer can be really warm.
During the second part of March days are warmer.

Please note the rainy season is from July to September.

Formalities
Please check with your local ambassy.

Vaccination - health
No specific vaccinations. Don't forget your repatriation insurance.

We recommand to be update of usual vaccination, and especially tetanus..
A treatment against Malaria is also recommended. Please contact a doctor before departure.